אַדל
דער
'nobility'

ETYMOLOGY

Got. (name) Athalericus, ON aðal 'nature, disposition', OS athal 'noble clan', OHG adal 'nobility, race', MHG adel (earlier neuter, shifted to masculine in the 15th c.), NHG Adel; from PGmc ✱aþala- 'nature' < ✱h₂/₃et-olo- (GM)